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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
My thoughts on the games this weekend
Las Vegas at Cincinnati (-5): Cincinnati is the team I am rooting for to win it all, though I don’t think they will. They should be able to take care of business here, though the Raiders are playing with a bit of house money here and would love to force ownership to keep their coach and QB by winning a game or two. I’m expecting Cincinnati to win and cover, but I’m not totally sold on the idea.
New England at Buffalo (-4): Buffalo is a better team. But I’m not picking against Belichick in the playoffs. I pick New England to win outright.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (-8.5): That is a heck of a point spread. Tampa lost one of their star WRs to an ACL, and they guy who could have replaced him with a broken soul. Locker room issues? And Philadelphia has been playing well for the second half of the season. But Tampa has the best QB in history who is still playing at an MVP level. If I were betting real money, I’d stay away. But for our purposes here, I’ll say that Philadelphia covers the spread.
San Francisco at Dallas (-3): Dallas is playing really well on both sides of the ball. I think that they win in a mild blowout. We will see how Shanahan does next season with a fully operational Death Star (i.e. a QB without Jimmy G.’s limitations).
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs (-12.5): There is a sense that KC has been playing almost like a top NBA team for the second half of this season and is just waiting for the playoffs to get really engaged. Tomlin is an amazing coach, and dragging Ben’s corpse to the playoffs should be one of the things they discuss when they vote him into the Hall of Fame. And that line gives me a little pause. But at some point the QB disparity is just too much. Kansas City to win and cover.
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (-4): Bettors everywhere rejoice at the opportunity they will have over the next few seasons to bet against Matt Stafford in playoff games. Arizona to win outright.
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Something about that's how those casinos can afford to build those fountains in the middle of the desert or something . . .